Bathing suit



NOV, 7, 1933. R- LORENZ 1,933,744

BATH-INC SUIT Filed May 22. 1931 Patented Nov. 7, 1933 UNlTED STATES. PATENT/(OFFICE,

Application May 22, 1931. Serial No. 539,328

1. Claim. (01. 267) This invention relates to bathing suits. The primary object of the invention is to provide a bathing suit with proper fullness in the seat of the trunks to assure proper fit without 5 binding the body and still permit freedom of movement.

Bathing suits of the prior art providing fullness in the seat and crotch of the trunks were inherently limited, due to their construction, to

bathing suits of the one-piece type. It was not only necessary, heretofore, to provide special cutting and sewing of the parts, but also toprovide a gusset of special design, thereby necessitatingv the back piece of the trunks is cut along a curved line at the sides where sewed to the front piece. This sewing is then preferably along a straight line whereby a vertical fullness, in the form of a fold, increasing in size as it approaches the crotch, .is secured, the fold continuing at'the gusset, thereby definitely providing fullness at r the gusset without requiring special designing thereof. Consequently, the cutting along a curved line at the sides of the back piece and sewing on a straight line to the front piece provides in itself fullness not only in the seat, at

the buttocks, where mostly required, but also at the crotch, no special cutting of the trunks being required to obtain the latter feature and no particular form of gusset being needed.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a front view of the garment;

Fig. 2 is a similar view of the trunks with the skirt broken away; a

Fig. 3 is a rear View of the trunk with the skirt broken away; 7

Figs. 4. and 5 illustrate the front and back pieces of the trunk portion;

Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectional view of the trunk portion taken on line 6-6 of Fig. 3;

According to the teachings of this invention,

Fig. '7 is a view of the gusset.

The bathing suit shown is preferably made of knitted material and will stretch to conform to the movementsbf the wearer, but it may be made of any other suitable fabric. It has a body portion 1 anda skirt portion 2, which are shown as formed integral, and a trunk portion 3 which is preferably stitched or otherwise attached to the body portion 1 at the waist line, as indicated'at 4.

As illustrated inFigs. 4 and 5, the trunks 3 comprise a front piece 5 and a rear piece 6. Each of these pieces is cut with leg members 7 separated by the cutaway portion 8 adapted to receive a gusset 9. Back piece 6 has its side edges. 10 preferably out along a curved line, as illustrated in Fig. 5, while front piece 5 has its edges cut preferably straight, and, if desired, slightly tapered, at the top, as illustrated in Fig. 4. These pieces 5 and 6 may be sewed together by stitching along the side edges 10 and 11. It will be noted in Fig. 2 that this stitching is preferably on a straight line 13 whereby back piece 6 will be wider than front piece 5.

Gusset 9 may be sewed between leg members 7 of front piece 5 and the rear piece 6 at the cutaway portions 8. Cutaway portions 8 are of the same length on each piece, and consequently, the front and rear parts of gusset 9 are of the same length. It will be noted that no special design of gusset is required. v

By referring to Fig. 2 it will be observed that no fold exists across the front piece 5, but by referring to Fig. 3 it will be noted that a vertical fold 12 extends downwardly substantially from a point at or near the waist line to and through gusset 9. Back piece 6 is therefore wider than front piece 5 and allows for fullness in the seat so that the suit may properly fit and conform to the body, and at the same time present a neat .close fitting garment, designed to allow perfect freedom'of the body without pull on thegarment. 7 Whether the suit is wet'or dry, it will cling'to the body and not bind in the seat or back. a

It will be noted'that the fullness in the seat, 1 0 as presented by fold 12, increases as it approach es gusset 9. That is, the fold is greater at the gusset, which advantageously provides greater fullness in that part of the seat where mostly required due to the shape of. the body. It is 1 not necessary to provide gusset'9 of special de- 9 sign to secure the needed fullness in the gusset. Cutting the back piece 6 along a curved line at 10 and sewing the same to the front piece 5 preferably along the straight line, as shown at 12 in Fig. 2, inherently provides fullness not only in the seat but also in the gusset. This fullness is of a type that adapts the rear part of the trunks to the body to obtain a form fit, yet without binding and with maximum comfort to the wearer.

While I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the invention, it will be understood that one skilled in the art may make various adaptations and variations of the underlying principles herein involved without departing from the spirit and scope of this invention. The type of bathing suit to which the invention may be applied may vary considerably, whether of the one or two piece type, and further, the invention need not necessarily be limited to garments of any particular type inasmuch as it may have broad application to wearing apparel in general.

I claim:

A bathing suit comprising a body portion and iso 

